Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zúñiga Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Fonseca.
The Most Excellent
The Count of Monterrey
KOS
Viceroy of New Spain
In office
November 5, 1595 – October 26, 1603
MonarchsPhilip II
Philip III
ValidoDuke of Lerma
Preceded byLuis de Velasco
Succeeded byJuan de Mendoza
10th Viceroy of Peru
In office
January 18, 1604 – March 16, 1606
MonarchPhilip III
ValidoDuke of Lerma
Preceded byLuis de Velasco
Succeeded byDiego Núñez de Avendaño
Personal details
Born1560 (1560)
Monterrei, Spain
DiedMarch 16, 1606(1606-03-16) (aged 45–46)
Lima, Peru
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Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, 5th Count of Monterrey (1560 – March 16, 1606) was a Spanish nobleman who was the ninth viceroy of New Spain. He governed from November 5, 1595, to October 26, 1603. From January 18, 1604, until his death in 1606, he was viceroy of Peru.

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